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Envelope 1:

(i) In letter of 9 Sept. 1972: (a) invitation to poetry reading by Horovitz. (b) newscuttings about Horovitz (1 from "Trinity Times", 17 Nov. 1971). (c) poems by Frances Horovitz ("Poem of Absence" and "Country Poem"). Photocopies. 4 ff. in all.

(ii) In letter of 4 Jan. 1974: sketches/doodles by Horovitz. 2 ff.

(iii) In letter postmarked 16 Jan. 1976: (a) photocopies of newpaper and magazine cuttings (Bonnie L. Cook: "Horovitz: A Rambly-jamb", from "The Drummer"; Robert Nye: "A Christmas Box of Poets" - review of "New Departures" from "The Scotsman" with 2 shorter reviews from other sources alongside; Danah Zobar: "Telling Poetry Like It Used To Be", from "Street Life", 27 Dec 1975 - 9 Jan. 1976; "A Subversive Poet in Search of Gigs", from "International Herald Tribune", 28 Nov. 1975; Miles Gibson: "The Final Arrival of New Departures". (b) poster advertising a poetry and music celebration by "New Departures". 5 ff. in all.

(iv) In letter of 9 Nov. 1976: (a) TS poems by Horovitz entitled "Growing Up", "Summer", "Hubris" (title overwritten - by whom? - with the alternative title "Evening [and ?] Fall", 3ff. Photocopy. (b) Michael Horovitz, "Judaism, the Mid-Century, and Me". Prose extract from anthology "Next Year in Jerusalem", pp. 107-115.

(v) In letter of 26 May 1977: (a) TS poems (M. Horovitz, "Changing Face of the Actress", "For Dylan Thomas, For Loss of Innocence"; Frances Horovitz, "Sea-horse", "The Woman's Dream", "Envoi"), 4 ff. Photocopies. (b) extracts about Horovitz from various U.S.A. university magazines. TS. 1f. (c) advertisement for a "New Departures" Event. 1f. Photocopy. (d) another copy of John Walker's article (see i above). (e) M. Horovtiz, "R.B. Kitaj" (review of exhibition), "Art Monthly", May 1977.


Envelope 2:

(i) In letter dated 3rd March: TS poems by Horovitz entitled: "And the Ignorant Armies ... [etc]", "Reflections on the Water", "Notting Hill Windowscape", "Growing up", "Retorts to Philistia". 8ff in all (includes 1 sketch). Photocopies.

(ii) In letter of 5 Sept. 1981: (a) magazine article: Michael Horovitz, "Logue in Vogue". 2ff. Photocopy. (b) "Michael Horovitz, Poet's Poet" (review of "As we Know" by John Ashbery), from "The Spectator", 29 Aug. 1981. 1f. Photocopy.

(iii) Included with short typed note to "Dear Michael and Anne": (a) TS poems by Horovitz: "Mating Call" and "Footnote to Beckett", overwritten with message from Horovitz to Hamburger. 1 f. (b) advertisement for the "Poetry Olympics" (1982), and background information about the event (TS, dup.). 13ff.

(iv) Included in brief autograph letter: M. Horovitz, "Book-thoughts". Cutting from "The Guardian", 16 Dec. 1988. 1f. Photocopy.

(v) In letter postmarked 18 Feb. 1989: (a) TS poems by Horovitz, some translated into German in collaboration with others: "Dem modernen Menschen", "Im Fenster sieht Alles so prima aus", "Remembering" (a picture poem, German half by Anselm Hollo), "Demnacchst", "Lost Train Blues", "Blues for Bird", "Paradeis", "Blind Alley", "Die Gefrage ist unmoglich o Antwort". (b) M.Horovitz, "Poetry in Motion". Condensed from a longer article published in the Summer 1967 Poetry Number of the National Book League journal "Books".

(vi) In letter postmarked 12 Oct. 1979: (a) letter to "The Spectator" from Horovitz 15 Sept. 1979, p.15. (b) Paul Ableman, "German Jokes" (article from "The Spectator", 14 July 1979, to which the above mentioned letter refers), photocopy. (c) notice from Allison and Busby about M. Horovitz's selected poems, "Growing Up", includes many quotes about Horovitz from other poets. 2ff.


Envelope 3:

(i) In white envelope postmarked 26 March 1990: (a) M. Horovitz, "Prologue or an Epitaph for Sobal's 'Ghetto?'" (discussion of George Steiners lecture), "Jewish Chronicle", 22 Sept 1989. Photocopy. Overwritten with message from Horovitz to Hamburger. (b) poem by Horovitz: "A Kaddish for Frances", with corrections in MS. Inscribed to Michael and Anne Hamburger. Pr. Photcopy.

(ii) (a) TS poem by Horovitz, "i.m. Samuel Beckett 1906-1989", inscribed to Michael and Anne Hamburger. 1f. Photocopy. (b) M. Horovitz, "Past Criticism" (review of books by John Mole and Michael Hamburger). "T.E.S.", 16 March 1990. photocopy. (c) TS draft of b above. 4ff. photocopy. (d) correspondence between M. Horovitz and Hermione Goulding in "The Spectator", July-Aug. 1987. 1f. Photocopy. (e) M. Horovitz, "A Son of Abraham: Reflections on Poetry ... [etc]", "Jewish Chronicle Literary Supplement", 12 Jan. 1990. 1f. Photocopy. (f) M. Horovitz, "Baudelaire Our Contemporary" (review of works by and about Baudelaire). 1f. Photocopy. (g) Ben Nevis, "Beat Roots" (review of "Ginsberg" by Barry Miles", "Punch", 16 March 1990, p. 40. (h) M. Horovitz, "Beatific Howler" (review of "Ginsberg" by Barry Miles), "Sunday Times", 14 Jan 1990. 1f. Photocopy.


Envelope 4:

(i) In letter of 1 March: (a) "Plain Dealer, vol. 56, no. 191, 3 Feb. 1975, 14pp; 1f. (photocopied extracts and quotes about M. Horovitz). (b) John Walker, "A Subversive Poet in Search of Gigs" (article about M. Horovitz), "International Herald Tribune, 28 Nov. 1975.


Envelope 5:

(i) Advertisement for the "Wolverhampton Wanderer Show", Pr. 1f. Overwritten with message for Hamburger from Horovitz.

(ii) In undated letter: "The Writer's Forum". Spring Broadside, no. 1, 1978. (Contains poem by M. Horovitz entitled "Remembering") Pr. 1f.

(iii) In undated letter: (a) galley proofs of article(s?) for the "New Humanist" by Horovitz (on Hamburger and Kathleen Raine). 4ff. Photocopy. (b) poems and illustrations by Horovitz in pamphlet entitled "Poetry From the Rural Pen of Michael Horovitz" (includes "The Path of a Primrose", "Country Life", "Glimpse", "Home Sweet Home", "Ballad of the Nocturnal Commune", "Primavera", "A Ghost of Summer"). Typed note from Horovitz at end. 2ff. Photocopy.

(iv) In undated letter: advertisement for/description of new issue of "New Departures". TS. 1f. photocopy.

(v) In undated letter with letterhead "New Departures": catalogue of Paul Breman Ltd. Pr. 1f, folded. c.1972.


Envelope 6:

Miscellaneous items:

(i) Exhibition catalogue: "Michael Horovitz: Bop Paintings, Collages, Picture-poems, 1962-1971". Inscribed inside cover to Michael and Anne Hamburger, 1989. Placed loose inside: 2 postcards of catalogue cover; photocopy of postcard overwritten with message from Horovitz to Hamburger.

(ii) Long letter from Horovitz to the editor, T.L.S., 29 Dec. 1972, entitled "The Need for the Non-literary". 2ff. Photocopy.

(iii) Sketches by Horovitz. 1973-1974. 3ff. Photocopies.

(iv) Article: M.Horovitz, "Blake and the Voice of the Bard in Our Time", "Books", (?) 1972. 4ff. Photcopy.

(v) Duplicated letter from Horovitz giving news of his collaboration with Penguin in the publication of anthologies of English poets. Includes photocopy of the letter listed at ii above and 3 sheets of photographs of Adam and Frances Horovitz.

(vi) Group of papers including: (a) extract from poem by Horovitz, "The Discovery of America", TS, 1f; photocopy, 4ff. (b) newspaper/magazine reports of Horovitz - his writing and poetry readings. c.1971. Photocopies.

(vii) Poster from the Wolverhampton Wanderer Show. 1972.

(viii) Press release and poster for the exhibition referred to in i above. 2ff.

(ix) TS. poems by Horovitz ("Blank O'clock Blues", "Indigestible Trip Wire", "Country Life", "Glimpse", "Autumn (in Vietnam)", poem beginning "Red Admirals...", "Listening to St Matthew Passion", "Highland Rhapsody"). 3ff. Photocopies.

(x) Announcement of issues in the new series of "New Departures". TS (dup.) 1f.

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Note: carbon copy. Re: publishing poetry and sculpture together; support for Horovitz's application for the literary editorship at the Listener

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